{"id":35,"date":"2018-03-19T19:20:46","date_gmt":"2018-03-19T19:20:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/awssection.allcovered.io\/colorado\/?page_id=35"},"modified":"2025-12-04T21:14:39","modified_gmt":"2025-12-04T21:14:39","slug":"scholarships","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sections.aws.org\/colorado\/scholarships\/","title":{"rendered":"Scholarships"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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The American Welding Society Foundation awards over $2.7 million annually for education and training in welding and related fields! <\/strong><\/p>

Students in the Colorado Section may be eligible for the following scholarships:<\/p>

National, District, and Section Scholarships \u2013 Deadline March 1st for the following fall term<\/u><\/strong><\/p>

\u00a0<\/strong>National Scholarships<\/strong><\/a>
<\/strong>For students pursuing a specific degree at an accredited two-year or four-year college or university. Scholarships range from $2,500 \u2013 $10,000+.<\/p>

\u00a0<\/strong>District Scholarships<\/strong><\/a>
<\/strong>A minimum of $15,000 is available in each of AWS\u2019s 22 Districts for students pursuing a degree or certificate in a welding or welding-related program. Scholarships typically range from $1,000 to $2,500+.<\/p>

Section and District Named Scholarships<\/a><\/strong><\/p>

Colorado Section Scholarship<\/strong><\/p>

Vectis Automation – Colorado Section Scholarship<\/strong><\/p>

Clark Family Welding Engineering Scholarship\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>

Denis Clark is a welding engineer, \u201cOhio State MS-WE 1983\u201d who spent his career in welding research at the Sandia and Idaho National Laboratories. He is a Professional Engineer and a Certified Welding Inspector. This annual award in honor of his family is meant for welding technical professionals completing four-year technical degrees contributing to the advancement of welding research and technology.<\/p>

Priority will be given to students in the fourth\/final year pursuing a Bachelor\u2019s degree in Welding Engineering or closely related program.<\/p>

Women of Gases & Welding \u2013 District 20 Scholarship<\/strong><\/p>

Founded in November 2011, the Women of Gases & Welding (WGW) has a mission to enhance the success of women in the gases and welding industry through advocacy, recruitment, and professional development. Functioning as a committee within GAWDA (Gases and Welding Distributors Association), WGW designs professional development programming for women at national conferences and engages sponsors to support programming and scholarships for women.<\/p>

Welder Training Scholarship<\/strong><\/a>
For students seeking welder training in a certificate program less than two years in length through a trade school, community college, or other facility providing welder training.\u00a0Each District has a minimum of 25 \u2013 $1,000 scholarships to award.\u00a0Applications are accepted January-November and selections are made on a rolling basis until the District awards the designated funds for the year.<\/p>

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